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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2019
Applicant:
Biomedix, S.a., Geneva, CH;
Inventor:
Norman Godin, Geneva, CH;
Assignee:
BIOMEDIX, S.A., Geneva, CH;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/04 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/04 (2013.01); A61F 2002/044 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0014 (2013.01);
Abstract
A prosthesis used for long-term treatment of Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) comprising an upper thin ring mesh for incorporation in the esophageal wall with a lower tubular part to block reflux and a method where a temporary ring is placed to exert compression laterally on a thin ring supporting a tubular or slit valve to treat GERD to help the thin ring incorporate in the esophageal wall.